While your favorite and trusted household products are part of every season and celebration (part of your everyday, really), Thanksgiving is where these products play a big part in ushering in the holiday spirit. Because the makers of these brands …
Note: This summary for the Consumer Brands website builds on Bret Greenstein’s panel discussion during the Consumer Brands CPG summit with additional information from pwc.com content as well as PwC AI messaging. I’m excited to hear the progress that CPG …
When we introduced our Understanding the Nutrition Label series, the main theme was the amount of research, time and effort that went into the undertaking that resulted in the creation of the Nutrition Facts panel or NFP we see on products today. That same …
Shifting the way Americans recycle has been a core tenet of Consumer Brands from the beginning. We recognize that consumers want to recycle, but don’t always have access or resources to participate in working toward a more circular economy. Now, we are …
Plastics are essential for modern life. They’re needed for our computers, mobile phones and vehicles. They help preserve food, deliver clean drinking water and protect against disease. At the same time, plastic waste is a major challenge ExxonMobil is …
RealClear Policy ran an op-ed written by Consumer Brands President and CEO David Chavern that addresses the glaring problems with the term ‘ultra-processed.’ The term, despite having no agreed-upon scientific definition, is flippantly being used to vilify …
SmartLabel aims to play a critical role in how brand owners communicate with consumers when timeliness and trust are paramount. SmartLabel Expands the Information Available to Consumers SmartLabel, developed by the CPG industry and used by consumers, is …
Maybe it’s filling a trick-or-treater’s bucket with something sweet, or the salty snack you reach for during a (totally not scary) horror movie. You might be partial to baking (or caffeinating) with the season’s sweet spices, or maybe you’re the dentist on …
At Consumer Brands, we talk extensively about transparency and how we can support and elevate the innovative ways our member companies help consumers access information to fulfill their personal dietary needs. One such approach is a measure voluntarily …
Imagine all the items you’ve purchased, used and discarded in your lifetime. Now consider how much space that would take up – not to mention what’s discarded by your neighbors, friends and family. From cars to toys to electronics, appliances, textiles, …
In anticipation of the upcoming US-EU summit on 20 October in Washington DC, FoodDrinkEurope, Europe’s food and drink industry organization, and the Consumer Brands Association, representing the makers of the great household brands Americans enjoy and …
Most CPG companies have been on a digital and AI journey for the past few years. However, with the rapid acceleration of (Gen) AI, machine learning at-scale and quantum computing, many CPG executives are experiencing what might be called “digital …
This year’s Consumer Brands CPG Summit, held Sept. 26-28, was my first, and – I’m happy to say – a huge success. And I don’t just make that distinction because I lead membership and engagement for the Association – as a former Board member and trade …
The goal of Consumer Brands’ FDA Modernization Campaign launched last year was to elevate the agency to operate at the speed of the consumer, including updating their product recall process. To do so, the FDA should emulate, and not impede, the consumer …
Mark Smucker of The J.M. Smucker Co. Elected as Vice Chair ARLINGTON, Va. – The Consumer Brands Association announced today that Linda Rendle, CEO of The Clorox Company, will serve as chair of the Consumer Brands Association Board of Directors, and Mark …
